Mixers and Home Recording

[ecc83]

I had a device that used Dsub connector fanouts and they were crazy prices!

Ah well! See Rob I LURVE making up cables, the more complex the better. I also like designing rigs to test them.

I have a CATX 'chase' 2 part test box, less than a score and I intend to make adapters for it for XLR, DINs whatever. Handy for a studio situation because you have a send unit and remote indicator.

Dave.

 

[Slouching Raymond]

An antique mixer for 400 Euros? (my keyboard doesn't even have a euros key)
How long is it going to stay working?
Can you check the knobs and faders for crackles and pops?
You could take a risk, and if it is no good, just chuck it.

 

[Pedro Dos]

An antique mixer for 400 Euros? (my keyboard doesn't even have a euros key)
How long is it going to stay working?
Can you check the knobs and faders for crackles and pops?
You could take a risk, and if it is no good, just chuck it.

Yes I’m French that’s why it’s in euros ^^
It’s the price for it I guess I was tracking the market and it was always between 400€ and 700€.

The seller told me she was working perfectly, and he need to sell it because he is moving out of his house and have no more Space for it and that it was a heartbreak for him.

Yes and it’s a pretty search piece for what I saw so I start thinking that if it’s not fitting for me I still can resell it maybe.

 

[Pedro Dos]

Yes I’m French that’s why it’s in euros ^^
It’s the price for it I guess I was tracking the market and it was always between 400€ and 700€.

The seller told me she was working perfectly, and he need to sell it because he is moving out of his house and have no more Space for it and that it was a heartbreak for him.

Yes and it’s a pretty search piece for what I saw so I start thinking that if it’s not fitting for me I still can resell it maybe.

 

[Pedro Dos]

An antique mixer for 400 Euros? (my keyboard doesn't even have a euros key)
How long is it going to stay working?
Can you check the knobs and faders for crackles and pops?
You could take a risk, and if it is no good, just chuck it.

Do you think 400€ is too expansive when you say « antique » mixer ?

 

[ecc83]

Do you think 400€ is too expansive when you say « antique » mixer ?

Such a mixer is very useful if you need its various functions. Without finding the user manual I shall have to guess but you should have inserts for each mic channel to run external effects. Each channel should have at least 3 band EQ and a tunable MID. The monitor section should have PFL, AFL and group faders. Remember, the mixer was designed to interface with a tape machine or/and possibly for live PA work. AUX sends, FX sends all stuff you don't need "at home".
Tape recorders are not noted for a super low noise level (sorry Sweetbeats!) so there was little incentive to make mixer more than a few dBs better. These days we have 50 Euro interfaces with a 100dB dynamic range and 120dB is pretty common for not that much more.

Dave.